Red Notebook Rot Weiss

To celebrate the 200th Birthday of Charles Darwin, we introduce our Red Notebook Rot Weiss (Red Wheat).  Darwin’s Red Notebook was one of the notebooks he carried with him on the H.M.S. Beagle, and contains Darwin’s first recorded evolutionary statements.  The Red Notebook provided the initial outline of his thoughts that would later in his ‘B’ through ‘M’ notebooks.

The Red Notebook Rot Weiss, a wheat ale made potent with the addition of rye, Carawheat, and red wheat malts, is tough enough to stand up to the antagonizing of ID zealots.  Enjoy.

Technical Specs

Partial Mash, 2.5 gal H20 at 160 degrees F down to 150 for 45 minutes, sparge with 8 qts. 170 degree H20. 1 t Irish moss added at end of boil, cooled, and combined with cold water to make 5 gal. Oxygen added, and yeast pitched.

Grains

1.75 lb. German Pilsner Malt 1.5 lb. Crystal 120L 0.5 lb. red wheat 0.25 lb. Carawheat 0.25 lb Rye Malt

Extract

5 lb. Wheat

Hops Schedule

t-60 min. - 1 oz. Cluster hops (6.4% a) t-15 min. - 0.5 oz. Sterling hops (6.0% a) t-2 min. - 0.5 oz. Sterling hops (6.0% a)

Yeast

White Labs Hefeweizen Ale Yeast

Initial Specific Gravity

1.040

Tags: Carawheat, cluster hops, crystal 120L, German pilsner malt, Hefeweizen, red wheat malt, rye, rye malt, sterling hops, weiss, wheat, White Labs Hefeweizen Ale Yeast